How to prepare Green Peas Pulav

Ingredients

Green peas - 1 cup ( if you are using dried peas then soak for 5-6 hours and pressure cook)
Rice - 1 and 1/2 cup
Onion - 1 medium
Tomato - 1 and 1/2 big
Ginger-Garlic chopped - 1 tsp each
Bay leaves - 3
Cardamom - 3
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 6 tsp
Salt
Ghee - 2 tsp
Coriander leaves - 2 tsp chopped finely

Preparation

1. Wash and soak rice for 30 min in water and drain it.
2. Heat oil in a vessel, add chopped onion, ginger, garlic and tomatoes and fry well.
3. Now make a paste of above fried ingredients (onion, ginger, garlic, tomatoes) with cumin seeds, coriander powder and chilli powder

4. Heat oil in a vessel and add bay leaves, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, feenel seeds and fry for few seconds
5. Add the soaked and drained rice and fry it for 2 minutes
6. Now add the paste, green peas and mix well and cook for another 2-3 mintues.
7. Add water, ghee and salt and cook untill rice is done (Make sure to add less water as rice would have absorbed water when it was soaked)
8. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with raita or chutney. It tastes good even as it is.

How to prepare Instant Rice and Wheat Flour Dosa

Ingredients

Rice Four - 3/4 cup
Wheat Flour - 1/4 cup
Salt - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Water

Preparation

1. In a bowl take rice four, wheat flour, salt, baking soda and mix well the dry ingredients
2. Add water little by little and mix well so that it doesnot form any lumps
3. Make it to consistency of dosa batter
4. Heat tawa with 2-3 drops of oil spreaded on it and pour some batter and spread it in circular motion, sprinkle some oil on it. When he dosa turns golden brown flip and cook the other side as well.

Serve hot with any chutney or sabzi of your choice. :-D

You can use the left over batter for later use by refrigerating.

How to prepare Mushroom Pulav

Ingredients

Rice - 1 1/2 cup
Mushroom - 1 1/2 cup sliced thinly ( you can add more if you like more mushrooms)
Onion - 1
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Green Chillies - 3
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 strand
Hing - Pinch
Coriander leaves - for garnishing
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp
Grated coconut - 1 tbsp (Optional)

Preparation

1. Heat oil in a  vessel, add cumin seeds, hing and curry leaves
2. Add finely chopped onions and green chillies and fry till onion are translucent
3. Now add sliced mushrooms, turmeric and fry for 2-3 mins
4. Add chilli powder, rice and cook for another 2 minutes without adding water
5. Now add 3 cups of water, salt, grated coconut (Optional) and cook in medium flame.
6. Garnish with coriander leaves
Enjoy your mushroom Pulav when its hot :-D

Tips:
1. Soak rice in water for 30 minutes before using it.
2. Do not mix rice frequently, it will break the grains.
3. Once almost all water is gone cook rice on low flame, by doing this rice grains will not stick to each other.

How to prepare Egg Sandwich

Ingredients

Bread slices - 4
Boiled Egg - 2/3
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Mayonaise - 1 tsp
Mustard Sauce - 1/2 tsp (Optional)
Butter - to apply on bread slices (Optional)

Procedure

1. Apply little butter on bread slices and roast them on tawa. (You can even use your bread toaster if you wish)
2. Prepare filling by smashing boiled egg into small pieces with help of fork in a bowl, to that add mayonaise, salt, pepper and Mustard sauce (Optional) and mix well.
3. Apply the filling on roasted bread slice and cover it with other.
4. Cut it into triangle or any other shape of your desire.

Your Egg Sandwich is ready, now Enjoy it as-it-is or with some ketchup :-D

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How to prepare Masala Chitranna

Ingredients

Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 4-5
Hing - a pinch
Peanuts - 10-15 seeds
Channa dal - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1/2
Ginger-Garlic Paste - 3/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Green Chillies - 7
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Tamarind thick paste - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Cilantro for garnishing

Procedure

1. Dry Roast Cumin seeds (1/2 tsp), Fenugreek seeds (1/4 tsp) and Mustard seeds (1/4 tsp) individually and powder them
2. In a Pan add oil, when oil is hot add mustard seeds, hing
3. When mustard seeds start spluttering add curry leaves, Peanuts, Channa dal and Urad dal
4. When channa dal and urad dal are golden brown add Ginger-Garlic paste, Onion,Green Chillies, Turmeric
5. Once onion and chillies are done add Salt, Tamarind paste and powder prepared in step 1.
6. Let it cook for 2-3 more min
7. Garnish with coriander leaves

Server Hot with Rice

How to prepare Gobi Parata

Ingredients

Gobi Shredded - 1 cup
Green Chillies - 7
Onion - 1 small
Salt - to taste
Chat masala - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
Aata - 1 cup
Olive Oil
Water
Yogurt - 3tbsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1/5 tsp

Preparation



Prepare dough

1. Prepare aata dough by mixing aata, salt, water and a tsp of olive oil and let it rest for minimum 30 min by coverng it.


Prepare filling

1. In a bowl take shredded Gobi, to that add green chilli paste, onion finely chopped, salt, chat masala, garam masala powder, Jeera powder and mix well
2. Take the mixture in a vessel and cook it well untill all the moisture is evaporated from it and gobi is cooked. Add chopped coriander leaves and mix well
3. Take the cooked mixture in a plate and let it cook down to room temperature.
4. Make balls of cooled mixture

Prepare parata

1. Take aata dough and rool it to approximately 4-5 inch width
2. Place the filling ball in middle and close all the edges and seal it.
3. Roll the parata well with help of enough amount of dry aata
4. Cook it on tawa by sprinkling olive oil on both sides

Prepare Yogurt dressing

1. Take 2-3 tbsp of thick yogurt in a plate
2. Add some salt and mix well
3. Sprinkle some chat masala and red chilli powder
4. Garnish with cilantro






Server hot along with yogurt and pickle :-)

How to prepare peanut coconut chutney - Karnataka Style

Ingredients

Peanuts - 1/5 cup roasted
Fresh grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 8 roasted
Salt - to taste
Tamarind - marble size
Curry leaves - 3 leaves
Cilantro - hand full
Garlic - 1-2 pods optional

Preparation

1. Dry Roast Peanuts on medium flame untill nice aroma comes out
2. Roast green chillies on same pan
3. Remove the skin of roasted peanuts
4. In a mixer take peanuts, roasted green chillies, salt, grated coconut, tamarind, garlic (optional), curry leaves and grind it
5. Once the chutney is 3/4 grinded add cilantro to it and grind it again

Serve with any indian bread or Rice or Idli:-)

How to prepare Jeera Rice from left over rice

Ingredients

Leftover Rice
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 2 tbsp
Green chillies - 8
Salt
Ghee/Butter - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 8-9
Cilantro for garnishing
Garam masala Powder - 1/2 tsp

Preparation

1. Heat Butter or ghee in a vessel, add cumin seeds, curry leaves and green chillies
2. Add Salt, garam masala and rice, mix well and cook for 3-4 min
3. Add some more ghee if you do not want it to be dry
4. Garnish with cilantro

Server hot with any curry

How to prepare upma / uppittu

Ingredients

Rava - 1 1/2 cup
Olive oil - 5-6 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Hing - a Pinch
Curry leaves - 5-6 leaves
Channa dal - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 medium cut lengh-wise
Green Chillies - 7 (you can adjust as per your taste)
Green Beans - finely chopped
Carrot - Finely chopped
Water - 3 cups
Salt - As per taste
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Preparation

1. Roast rava until it turns slight golden brown and nice aroma starts coming out (Make sure not to burn it) and keep it aside
2. In another vessel Heat 3-4 tbsp of Oil,
3. Add 1/4 tsp mustard seeds, a pinch of hing, 5-6 curry leaves
4. Add 1/2 tsp each channa dal and urad dal, fry until they are golden brown
5. Add onions and green chillies, cook untill onions turn translucent
6. Add finely chopped green beans and carrot, fry for 2 min
7. Add 3 cups of water and let it boil untill vegetables are cooked with lid closed
8. Add Salt and let it cook for 1 more min
9. Now add rava slowly by stirring it, so that it doesnot form any lumps
10. Add another 2-3 tbsp of oil on top
11. Cover and cook it on medium low flame for 7-8 min more, stir every 3 min
12. Garnish with Coriander leaves

Server hot with some chutney :-)

How to prepare Chitranna/Lemon Rice

Ingredients

Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves - 4-5
Hing - a pinch
Peanuts - 10-15 seeds
Channa dal - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1/2 (Optional)
Green Chillies - 7
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Grated coconut - 1tbsp
Cilantro for garnishing

Procedure

1. In a Pan add oil, when oil is hot add mustard seeds, hing
2. When mustard seeds start spluttering add curry leaves, Peanuts, Channa dal and Urad dal
3. When channa dal and urad dal are golden brown add onion (Optional), Green Chillies, Turmeric
4. Once onion and chillies are done add Salt, grated coconut and Lemon Juice
5. Garnish with coriander leaves

Server Hot with Rice

How to prepare Rice

Ingredients

Rice - 1 cup
Water - 2 cup
Salt - 1/2 tsp

Preparation

1. Take a cup of Rice in a vessel.
2. Wash Rice in water for 2-3 times.
3. Add 2 cups of water to it.
4. Add 1/2 tsp of salt
5. Cook until it is cooked completely

Server hot with curry or sambar :-)